Object: Ensemble
Designer:
Azzedine Alaïa
(1939 - 2017)
Date: Spring 1991
Medium: Green python
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Veronica Webb
Object number: 2008.65.7
DescriptionThree piece green python snakeskin ensemble consisting of cropped double breasted jacket with wide notched lapels, and round plastic silver and green buttons with red star at center, matching python bra top and miniskirt.
Label Text:Alaïa’s clothing is notorious for fitting like a “second-skin”—almost literally in the case of this python skin ensemble. The wearer’s natural form is enhanced by the precisely constructed bra top, eliminating the need for separate undergarments.
Exhibitions:
- Seduction
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties